The Conservatory Gardener

by Anne Swithinbank (Author), Deni Bown (Photographer), Anne Swithinbank (Author), Deni Bown (Photographer)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $4.44

  This volume shows how to make the most of a conservatory. There is a comprehensive guide to 1000 conservatory plants, arranged according to use: for dramatic impact or as background, for seasonal interest or temporary display. They are cross-referenced according to temperature needs and other attributes such as scent and colour. A practical section gives essential advice on feeding and watering, ways of regulating light, temperature and humidity, dealing with pests and on step-by-step propagation. Anne Swithinbank is the author of Bloom , A Handbook of Greenhouse and Conservatory Plants , The Gardeners' World Book of House Plants , Border Planning and Container Gardening .

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.25

  The Conservatory Gardener, by popular writer and broadcaster Anne Swithinbank, is the best book on the market about gardening under glass. Its core is an encyclopaedic guide to the best conservatory plants. More than 1,000 plants, selected for their attractiveness and usefulness, are arranged according to use - for dramatic impact or as background, for seasonal interest or temporary display. They are cross-referenced according to temperature needs. A practical section gives advice on feeding and watering, ways of regulating light, temperature and humidity, dealing with pests and on step-by-step propagation.